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General prehistory

Explore8 little-known prehistoric sites in Britain

British identity in 50 documents. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Your guide to Britain’s prehistoric stone circles. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A panorama of the man-made Neolithic structure Silbury Hill in Wiltshire

ExploreSilbury Hill & Avebury, the site of Neolithic Britons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A photo of Stonehenge with plains in the background

General prehistory

Secrets of StonehengeWhen & how was it built?

An aerial photo of Stonehenge

Your guide to Stonehenge, plus 12 fascinating facts you might not know

Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby in season six of 'Peaky Blinders'

Peaky Blinders: The story so far, plus the real figures to expect in season 6

Stonehenge: everything you wanted to know (part one). This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

James Hamilton's 1880s painting 'The Massacre of Glencoe'.

Hell at Glencoe: what led to the massacre in the Scottish Highlands?

Extinct animals of medieval Britain. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Children's author Beatrix Potter as a young woman, c1892

Why the real Beatrix Potter was more than her children’s tales. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of King Charles I

Jane Whorwood: the royalists' secret weapon. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Lettice Knollys

A Tudor love triangle: Elizabeth I, Lettice Knollys and Robert Dudley

The battle of Fishguard: the last invasion of mainland Britain

Mary Stuart, shown here in a painting after Nicholas Hilliard, might have been a good queen, says Kate Williams, but the odds were stacked against her. (Image by Superstock)

Who betrayed Mary, Queen Of Scots?

Georgian Britain: the highs and lows of a transformative age. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A group of Georgian gentlemen smoking, drinking and reading newspapers at their club

Penelope J Corfield“The Georgian era was a time of experimentation and invention”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

An oil on panel portrait of Elizabeth Woodville

Elizabeth Woodville: Edward IV’s controversial queen consort

A replica of St Edward’s Crown, used in the coronation of British rulers since 1661

General History

Who is Britain’s greatest monarch?

Emerald Fennell plays Camilla Parker Bowles (then Shand) in 'The Crown'

In profile: Queen Consort Camilla

Charles and Camilla, 1979

Charles and CamillaA history of their romance

Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark and the first Viking king of England (Photo by Getty)

How Sweyn Forkbeard became the first Viking king of England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A 19th-century lithograph showing a medieval criminal claiming sanctuary by placing his arm through the ring on a church door (Picture by Bridgman)

Sanctuary in medieval churches: how criminals found protection from capture and punishment. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ras Prince Monolulu entertains the crowds at Aintree racecourse, 1931 (Photo by KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)

Ras Prince Monolulu: the horse-race tipster who transformed himself into an Abyssinian prince. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

London schoolboys on strike, Shoreditch, September 1911. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Schoolchildren on strike: when pupils demanded shorter hours. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Painting of Bonnie Prince Charlie

Bonnie Prince Charlie: Scottish superhero or Italian coward?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Bloody Sunday: 50 years on. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Episode 1Audio adventures in the 1920s. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Illustration by Luke Waller

The Pentrich Rising: England's forgotten armed revolution. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

BBC employees at work in the control room at the new home at Broadcasting House (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

BBC at 100Broadcasting House: a new home for the BBC. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.